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Death toll jumps to 90 after Chinese coal mine blast

ABC Australia · May 23, 2026, 6:21 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents
Scores of people have been reported dead following a blast at a coal mine in China.
The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County, while 247 workers were on duty underground, Xinhua reported earlier.

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Scores of people have been reported dead following a blast at a coal mine in China. (AP: Cao Yang)

Link copied Share Share article. The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province has jumped to 90 and nine people are missing, state media organisation Xinhua reports.

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Death toll jumps to 90 after Chinese coal mine blast

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